Watch the World Cup For Self-esteem

[sirdj]

Watch the World Cup for self-esteem claims this headline from the Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...esteem/RssArticleShow/articleshow/1746587.cms

I wonder how good is it for your self esteem if the team you support gets thrashed and makes an early exit??

 

[Goughy]

Shyamal Mazumdar, professor, sports psychology, Jadavpur University, says there is usually no difference in the technical skills of a person who has learned the game by merely watching his favourite player on TV and someone who has spent hours practising on the field.

This man should be fired from his job. Ive never heard such rubbish in my life.

 

[adharcric]

This man should be fired from his job. Ive never heard such rubbish in my life.

Totally agree.

 

[sirdj]

Shyamal Mazumdar, professor, sports psychology, Jadavpur University, says there is usually no difference in the technical skills of a person who has learned the game by merely watching his favourite player on TV and someone who has spent hours practising on the field.

Sound like a bloody armchair cricketer if there ever was one. I remember playing for my boarding school team back in the 80's and was pretty proud of my batting average and did not think much of genuine pace when this new chap comes up from nowhere and starts bowling 140-150kmph, everybody ran up to the sport shop to purchase helmets. Never did see the ball pass my bat. Took the rest of the summer to get my confidence back up to play anything but a defensive stroke.

 

[Richard]

This man should be fired from his job. Ive never heard such rubbish in my life.

Brilliantly put, as so often!

 

[adharcric]

Sound like a bloody armchair cricketer if there ever was one. I remember playing for my boarding school team back in the 80's and was pretty proud of my batting average and did not think much of genuine pace when this new chap comes up from nowhere and starts bowling 140-150kmph, everybody ran up to the sport shop to purchase helmets. Never did see the ball pass my bat. Took the rest of the summer to get my confidence back up to play anything but a defensive stroke.

No offense but how is that relevant?

 

[sirdj]

No offense but how is that relevant?

I thought that just because I had seen the west indians on TV, I would be able to play genuine pace if I came across it. Its another thing seeing something on TV and thinking that you can do it and actually facing someone who bowls at +140kmph.

 

[adharcric]

Ahh ok. Very true.

 

[Xuhaib]

hmm...so going by Mr. Mazumbar theory there should be alteast half-a-billion people in India with technical skills equal to Sachin considering that majority of the Indian public hold him as their favourite player.